新世纪大学英语2翻译和TEXTA答案.doc

Unit 1P231)行动比言语更响亮。? Action speaks louder than words.2)这儿的生产需要低于摄氏25度的温度。? The production here needs temperatures lower than 25 degrees Celsius.3)我喜欢保存东西而不是把它们扔掉。? I like to keep things rather than throw them away. 4)这里除了我之外没有别人。? There is nobody here other than me.5)她宁愿辞职也不愿为那位老板干活。? She’d rather leave her job than (be forced to) work for that boss. Unit 3P931)听说他的新书是根据发生在田纳西州一个小镇上的真事写的。(rumor has it that)? Rumor has it that his new book is based on a true story about a family in a small Tennessee town.2)他在中学教书，但也兼职做些翻译来赚取外快。(on the side)? He teaches in a middle school, but he does some translation work on the side to bring in extra cash / money. 3)自信是件好事，但自信与自负(conceit)是有区别的。(theres a difference between ... and ...)? Its good to be confident, but theres a difference between confidence and conceit. / Its good to be confident about yourself, but theres a difference between self-confidence and conceit. 4)只有坚持到底的人才会成功，半途而废的人永远也无法实现梦想。(stick it out)? Only those who stick it out can achieve success. Those who give up halfway will never realize their dreams. 5)一个真正的英雄有勇气，有高尚的目标，而且乐于奉献。(make sacrifices)? A true hero possesses / has courage, a noble purpose and a willingness to make sacrifices.6)任何人只要拿起这本小说读了第一段，就会发现很难把它放下。(be hard pressed to do sth.)? Anyone who picks up this novel and reads the first paragraph will be hard pressed to put it down.7)从某种意义上说，生活就像游泳。如果你总是扶住池边，就永远也学不会。(in a sense)? In a sense, life is like swimming; if you keep holding on to the sides of the pool, you (will) never learn. 8)一个民族的前途在很大程度上取决于其教育与培训的质量。(in a large measure)? The future of a nation depends in a large measure upon the quality of education and training. Unit 4P1241)只有那些有过类似经历的人，才能够完全理解这一点。(live through)? Only those who have lived through a similar experience can fully appreciate this. / The only people who can fully appreciate this are those who have lived through a similar experience.2)科学家们一直没弄明白这些粒子是怎么形成、又是如何相互作用的。(figure out)? Scientists have been